Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2011

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Published: December 16, 2011 05:00 Source

# 1

Strange Mercy by St. Vincent

Album • Sep 12 / 2011 Art Pop Indie Pop Art Rock

# 2

Bon Iver by Bon Iver

Album • Jun 21 / 2011

# 3

Black Up by Shabazz Palaces

Album • Jun 28 / 2011 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 4

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Album • Feb 15 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 5

Wasting Light by Foo Fighters

Album • Apr 12 / 2011 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 6

James Blake by James Blake

Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Art Pop Alternative R&B Electronic

# 7

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83

Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Dream Pop Synthpop

# 8

W H O K I L L by Tune-Yards

Album • Apr 18 / 2011

# 9

Kaputt by Destroyer

Album • Jan 25 / 2011 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop

# 10

Take Care (Deluxe Version) by Drake

Album • Nov 15 / 2011

# 11

Burst Apart by The Antlers

Album • May 10 / 2011 Indie Rock

# 12

New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges by Colin Stetson

Album • Feb 22 / 2011 Post-Minimalism Experimental

# 13

4 by Beyoncé

Album • Jun 24 / 2011 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 14

Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes

Album • May 03 / 2011 Indie Folk Chamber Folk

# 15

The King Of Limbs by Radiohead

Album • Feb 18 / 2011 Electronic Experimental Rock

# 16

Past Life Martyred Saints by EMA

Album • Jun 03 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 17

Skying by The Horrors

Album • Aug 09 / 2011 Neo-Psychedelia

# 18

Parallax by Atlas Sound

Album • Nov 07 / 2011 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 19

David Comes To Life by Fucked Up

Album • Jun 06 / 2011 Post-Hardcore Rock Opera

# 20

Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition) by Tom Waits

Album • Oct 21 / 2011

# 21

Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls

Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Indie Rock Indie Pop Indie Surf

# 22

The Golden Age of Apocalypse by Thundercat

Album • Aug 29 / 2011 Nu Jazz Jazz Fusion Psychedelic Soul

# 23

House of Balloons (Original) by The Weeknd

Album • Mar 21 / 2011

# 24

SBTRKT by SBTRKT

Album • Jun 27 / 2011 Future Garage

# 25

Tomboy by Panda Bear

Album • Apr 11 / 2011 Psychedelic Pop Ambient Pop

# 26

Wild Flag by WILD FLAG

Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Indie Rock

# 27

Camp by Childish Gambino

Album • Nov 15 / 2011 Pop Rap

# 28

Smoke Ring For My Halo by Kurt Vile

Album • Mar 07 / 2011 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Leave Home by The Men

Album • May 24 / 2011 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 30

Slave Ambient by The War on Drugs

Album • Aug 16 / 2011 Indie Rock

# 31

50 Words for Snow by Kate Bush

Album • Nov 21 / 2011 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 32

Making Mirrors by Gotye

Album • Aug 19 / 2011 Art Pop Alt-Pop

# 33

Zonoscope by Cut Copy

Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Synthpop Indie Pop

# 34

21 by Adele

Album • Jan 24 / 2011 Pop Soul Adult Contemporary

# 35

Unknown Mortal Orchestra by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Album • Jun 21 / 2011 Psychedelic Pop Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 36

Apocalypse by Bill Callahan

Album • Apr 19 / 2011 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Americana

# 37

Days by Real Estate

Album • Oct 18 / 2011 Indie Pop Jangle Pop

# 38

Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Nov 08 / 2011 Plunderphonics Ambient Electronic

# 39

XXX (Deluxe Version) by Danny Brown

Album • Mar 13 / 2012

# 40

All Eternals Deck by The Mountain Goats

Album • Mar 29 / 2011 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 41

Within and Without by Washed Out

Album • Jul 12 / 2011 Chillwave

# 42

Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Jul 02 / 2011 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 43

Mikal Cronin by Mikal Cronin

Album • Sep 20 / 2011 Garage Rock Psychedelic Pop

# 44

Yuck (Deluxe Version) by Yuck

Album • Oct 11 / 2011

# 45

Watch The Throne by JAY-Z + Kanye West

Album • Aug 08 / 2011 Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 46

Welcome to Condale by Summer Camp

Album • Oct 30 / 2011 Indie Pop

# 47

Goodbye Bread by Ty Segall

Album • Jun 21 / 2011 Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 48

This Is Our Science by Astronautalis

Album • Sep 13 / 2011 Abstract Hip Hop

# 49

The Big Roar by The Joy Formidable

Album • Jan 21 / 2011 Indie Rock Noise Pop Shoegaze

# 50

Ashes & Fire by Ryan Adams

Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter